Market shopping in South Africa
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Market Square Market
Held on Saturday mornings in the car park opposite the Market Theatre, there’s a lively, cheerful atmosphere (with buskers), and although most of the stalls sell flea-market rubbish, there are also some reasonable crafts amid the dross.
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Naartjie
This attractive range of designer cotton children’s clothing has grown from a stall on Greenmarket Sq to a global brand. There’s a branch in Cavendish Square and a factory shop in Hout Bay.
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Flea Market
This Sunday car boot and secondhand clothing flea market, behind Greyville Racecourse and opposite Standard Bank, is a regular event for some Durbanites who buy and sell the secondhand items, which are sublime and ridiculous.
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Greenmarket Square
Masks, jewellery, bargain CDs, pottery and the satirical, anticorporate T-shirts of Laugh It Off are just some of the finds at this market, held in cobbled Greenmarket Sq. There are fewer stalls on Sunday.
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Khayelitsha Craft Market
A great place to look for interesting souvenirs, where you can be sure that your money goes directly to the people that need it most. Usually a marimba band is playing and you can buy their CD's.
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Kalk Bay Market
It's worth browsing through this collection of likeminded shops showcasing designer clothes, preloved garments, African beadwork and the furnishing designs of Urban Being (www.urbanbeing.co.za).
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Rosebank Rooftop Market
This is one of the most convenient places to shop for traditional carvings, beadwork, jewellery, books and fertility dolls. It’s held in Rosebank Mall’s multilevel car park.
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Magnolia Dell Moonlight Market
Staged on the last Friday evening of the month, this is an excellent event and the place to pick up local crafts.
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Faraday Market
This is an interesting place to wander around, with plenty of muti (traditional medicine) stalls.
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Milnerton Flea Market
Hunt for antiques and other collectables at bargain prices at this car-boot sale on the edge of Table Bay.
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Hatfield Flea Market
It peddles the usual flea-market paraphernalia, and has some cheap African curios as well.
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Bruma Lake Market World
By Bruma Lake, this place sells a wide range of crafts and lots of kitsch.
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Craft Market
The town offers excellent shopping opportunities, including the craft market near the Braak.
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